Klaus,

there is another way but you'd have to wear a strap style trap harness not a nappy style.

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Singlehanded and sitting on the boat I butt cleat the tiller extension, and use my free hand to sheet the main.
Singlehanded on the wire? If I remember, (which is rare), I lay the main over the top of my foot, cleat the spinnaker, adjust the main, pickup the spin sheet and keep trucking.

The scene is set, a dark night, cold wind blowing, campfire flickering, stars twinkling in the dark sky.
Three cat sailors sitting on the beach by a campfire, one from Australia, one from South Ifrika and one from New Zulland. Each embroiled in the bravado for which they are famous. The night of tales begins...
Kiven the Kiwi says, "I must be the meanest, toughest, sailor there es. Why, jist the other day I cipsized in a lake and scared a crocodeale, he came out of the lake and ate sux min who were sailing close by. I grebbed the crocodeale and wristled him to du ground and killed em with my beer hends"
Alan from South Africa who typically can't stand to be bettered said, "Well you guys, I pulled up on a beach orfter a 200 mile race and a Namibian snike slid out from under a rock and made a move on me. I grebbed de borsted with me bare hinds and beet it's head off ind then sucked the poison from it's body down in one gulp. End I'm still here today"
Terry, the Aussie remained silent, slowly poking the fire with his penis.

Good modification!

Always knew Aussies were a hot headed bunch

Wayne; how far back on the sail are the tell tails? if too far back they will always be flying !

Mine were about 25 cm back and a few CM of sheet would make a massive difference to speed!

Mmmm interesting as I would say without measuring, probably closer to 300mm.

Looking at my spinny last night it would seem very very flat along that leading edge for about the first 100mm or so, not a good looking leading edge at all. As soon as you release the sheet to the point the luff collapses, that whole 100mm and next 100mm in the middle section folds. How much change in shape can you get by tightening the luff tightening lines ?, surely just raising or lowering spinny pole will do the same.